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Eligibility: Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants)

We are looking to a scientific post in the Environmental Assessments Department. Our department protects people from man-made sources of ionising radiation by providing advice and assessing radiation doses.

The post is in the Systems and Applications Group. Here, we develop and use models and systems to assess the consequences of releases of radionuclides to the environment. The post involves using and developing a range of tools and systems to assess such consequences, working with for example PC-CREAM 08 which is used to assess the radiological impact of routine releases of radioactivity to the environment or the PACE system for performing safety studies for accidental releases.

In the post you will eventually take responsibility for specific mathematical models and tools for estimating the consequences of releases of radioactivity to the environment, and you will work on more general research in the wider department. You will be involved regularly in emergency exercises and will have a significant role in the event of a radiological emergency.

You must have an honours degree in a computing, mathematical or scientific subject (or equivalent). The post requires a background to at least A level standard in either mathematics or physics or both. Experience of using Geographical Information Systems (GIS), or an interest in developing skills in this area, is desirable. However such experience is not essential and we encourage applications from new or recent graduates or postgraduates.

You must be enthusiastic about scientific research, with the ability to identify and solve problems with good reasoning skills in this interdisciplinary area of work. You will need to work well with others as part of a team but will also work independently and take responsibility for your own technical work and time. A high standard of English written and verbal communication skills is essential.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for the post at the link below.

Applicants are strongly advised to use the criteria in the person specification (available online) as sub-headings in their application to make it clear how they meet each of the selection criteria.

For further information/an informal discussion about the post, please contact Antony Bexon (antony.bexon@phe.gov.uk), leader of the group in which the post is located.

Public Health England promotes diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunities employer.